Disarmament for sustainability
A contribution by Reiner Braun at the World Social Forum Tunis 2013 Reiner_Braun_disarmament_for_sustainability_Tunis2013
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Feminist aspects of an anti-NATO peace strategy
The lecture by Christiane Reymann at the public event “For gender justice peace and solidarity No to war – no to NATO, stop militarization” of the annual meeting of the international network “No to War – no to NATO” in Gent March 8th International womens day 2013
Continue reading →Activities and time schedule for 2013 / 2014
Here the presentation discussed in Gent on Sunday with the topics: Activities 2013 / 2014, Network developments, Awareness rising, Campaigns. Activities and time schedule 2013 and 2014 of the international network No to war – No to NATO as pdf
Continue reading →We Were Soldiers in the “War on Terror”: Zeugnisse aus dem Irakkrieg
Ein Film von Elsa Rassbach, Neufassung aus 2012, 23 Min., Englisch mit deutschen Untertiteln A video from Els Rassbach, new version in 2012, 23 min. English with German subtitles download: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1l4Y4PGE0w https://vimeo.com/61959387
Continue reading →NATO, Japan & the F-35
Friends, Following on my brief overview of the U.S. Pivot to Asia and the Pacific and Peiter’s presentation about nuclear weapons moderization and the F-35, I though the following article from tomorrow’s Japan Times might be of interest to you. For peace & Justice, Joseph Gerson Ka-ching!: Abe to bargain with NATO for Japanese role in F-35 Kyodo – Japan Times Mar 19, 2013 http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/03/19/national/ka-ching-abe-to-bargain-with-nato-for-japanese-role-in-f-35/ Ka-ching!: Abe to bargain with NATO for Japanese role in F-35 Kyodo – Japan Times … Continue reading →
Donilon on NATO & Trans-Atlantic & Trans-Pacific Free Trade Agreements
Friends, Apologies if it seems like you are being barraged by e-mails. When we met in Gent, I made reference to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the U.S. effort to create the world’s most intense free trade area, in part to wed Korea, Japan and other Asia-Pacific nations – but NOT China – not only to the U.S. economy, but to further integrate these societies.
Continue reading →U.S. B-52 bombers simulated raids over North Korea during military exercises
Friends, I thought that you might find the following disturbing article about U.S. simulated nuclear attacks on North Korea as part of the current war games of interest. I don’t normally look at the Washington Free Beacon, but in seeking to confirm the veracity of an e-mail message, I was channeled there by the conservative Weekly Standard,. There seem to be enough stories- including Business Week- on the web to confirm the following report and statements by Pentagon press secretary … Continue reading →
New York Times Article on Arctic Tensions
Preventing an Arctic Cold War One of the four New York Times op ed articles today helped to put the rising resource competition in the Arctic and the lack of diplomatic structures to address them on the public map here. You can find it at http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/13/opinion/preventing-an-arctic-cold-war.html?ref=opinion&_r=0
Continue reading →The High North and International Security Conference June 2013 Kiruna
The High North and International Security Conference June 27- 29, 2013 Kiruna, Sweden
Continue reading →Annual meeting of the International Network “No to NATO – No to War”: The delegitimization of the NATO war machine will continue
Press release, March 14th 2013 From March 8th – 10th 2013 the annual meeting of the International Network “No to War, No to NATO” was held in the Belgian city of Ghent. The Network has more than 650 partners and organizations from over 20 countries.
Continue reading →Military spending: GDAMS 2.0 promotional video is now up
We wanted a short, hard-hitting video showing what the Global Day of Action on Military Spending is all about. Well, now we’ve got it! The GDAMS 2.0 promotional video is now at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xn3XsxKVPvI It lasts 5 minutes and shows actions taken in different continents. Many thanks to our collegues at IPS for putting this together. Please feature it on your websites, Facebook pages, e-lists etc. We think this deserves to go viral… The current list of planned events/contacts is under … Continue reading →
Military Spending
Information from the website of the American Friends Service Committee http://www.afsc.org/category/topic/military-spending
Continue reading →Stop the F-35
Information from the website of the American Friends Service Committee http://www.afsc.org/resource/stop-f-35
Continue reading →REPORT OF THE WORK OF THE NETWORK 04/2011-03/2013
Presented at the annual meeting in Gent March 9th 2013 by Reiner Brown
Continue reading →WOMEN’S ACTIVITIES AGAINST TRIDENT
The greetings from Angie Zelter at the public event March 8th 2013 International womens day Dear All, it seems like the skype connection is not working. That is a shame. But here is a copy of my welcome speech. I hope you have a productive meeting. Love Angie.
Continue reading →Membership of the “No to war – no to NATO” network
All initiatives, organisations, groups who signed the Appeal from Stuttgart are member of the network. For signing the appeal send an email to . Flyer Stuttgart Appeal with signatures.pdf
Continue reading →First Preparatory meeting for an Afghanistan conference in October 2013
Minutes of First Preparatory meeting for an Afghanistan conference (October 2013), Strasbourg, February 16th 2013
Continue reading →Declaration Peace Conference “Ways to Peace in Afghanistan”, Bonn 2012 Oct. 13th-14th
On October 13/14 2012, the Cooperation for Peace, a network of more than 50 German peace organizations, together with about 20 peace initiatives comprising of German and European Afghanis living in exile are conducting an international peace conference on Afghanistan for the first time. On this occasion, the organizers release this declaration: Afghanistan: Challenges for Peace, Democracy and Development
Continue reading →international women day march 8th 2013
Public event: March 8th 2013 Gent: For gender justice peace and solidarity No to war – no to NATO, stop militarization Download the leaflet here: international-women-day-march-8th-2013.pdf
Continue reading →Programm annual meeting 2013_no-to-war-no-to-nato Gent, March 8th 10th
updated version!!! Program of the Annual Meeting, Gent, March 9th – 10th 2013 [as of March 04, changes to the program may occur]
Continue reading →Declaration French-German Peace Seminar on the occasion of 50 years Élysée Treaties
Declaration French-German Peace Seminar on the occasion of 50 years Élysée Treaties
Continue reading →Minutes: ICC meeting, 12.10.2012, Bonn
Minutes with ELECTION Procedures of ICC elections in March
Continue reading →50 Years of Élysée Treaties: A German-French Peace Seminar, Berlin 19./20. January 2013
50 Years of Élysée Treaties: A German-French Peace Seminar, Berlin 19./20. January
Continue reading →Working Group “Peace and Demilitarization in Asia”
ANNOUNCEMENT: creation of the Working Group for Peace and Demilitarization in Asia and the Pacific
Continue reading →Intercontinental Conference: “Peace, Disarmament and Social Alternatives To Global NATO” 2012
The International Network No to War-No to NATO, together with the Latin American Circle of International Studies and the Argentinian Permanent Assembly for Human Rights, is organizing, in Buenos Aires, Argentina an Inter-Continental Conference from December 13th to 14th 2012, focused on the global policies and strategies of NATO and their implications for the Global South, especially in Latin America, and the political, social and human alternatives that the Global South offers for peace, security, and the environment.
Continue reading →Peace congress 2012 “Stop the War – Ways to peace in Afghanistan”
Peace congress 2012 “Stop the War – Ways to peace in Afghanistan” Friedens congress 2012 ” Stop den Krieg – Wege zum Frieden in Afghanistan” Program in English and German Delcaration of the Conference: French, German, English
Continue reading →2012 world conference against atomic and hydrogen bombs
2012 world conference against atomic and hydrogen bombs (Declaration of the International Meeting)
Continue reading →“Some facts about Iran’s nuclear activities”
“Some facts about Iran’s nuclear activities” by Dr David Morrison (Peace & Neutrality Alliance)
Continue reading →“The Battle Groups of the European Empire”
“The Battle Groups of the European Empire” by Roger Cole Chair (Peace & Neutrality Alliance)
Continue reading →“Siria: detener la guerra”
Article “Siria: detener la guerra”(https://www.excelsior.com.mx/node/851090) by Luis Gutiérrez Esparza (excelsior 2012-08-01)
Non-strategic Nuclear weapons
Non-strategic Nuclear weapons by Hans M. Kristensen (Special report No 3, May 2012)
Continue reading →Actions around the NATO Summit Chicago 2012
US Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan return war medals at NATO Summit Article in Excelsior by Luis Gutierrez Esparza New York Times Letter to the Editors by Kevin Martin Article by Tom Hayden in Huffington Post – Final Press Statement of Nato-Free-Future and No to War – No to NATO network – Final Statement of the Counter Summit for Peace and Economic Justice
Continue reading →– Press Coverage of the NATO Summit in Chicago 2012
— Interview by Amy Goodman with Reiner Braun on Democracy Now — Interview with Reiner Braun on Russia Today — Protests at Obama headquarters and consulates (Canada, GB, Germany) — Chicago Tribune NATO’s hard sell at the summit by Michael Lynn, May 16 2012 — Reiner Braun on WBEZ Radio, May 16 — Fotostream: Impressions of the actions around NATO and the city of Chicago
Continue reading →Paper on Pentagon’s new strategic guidance by Joseph Gerson
Paper on Pentagon’s new strategic guidance by Joseph Gerson
Continue reading →ICC Letter to Obama regarding Bradley Manning
ICC Letter to Obama regarding Bradley Manning
Continue reading →Statement of the Stop the War Coalition on the killing of Osama bin Laden
Statement of the Stop the War Coalition on the killing of Osama bin Laden
Continue reading →Please find here the ICC Statement on the war in Libya March 2011
Please find here the ICC Statement on the war in Libya
Continue reading →Please find here an article on the new military budget of the USA
Please find here an article on the new military budget of the USA
Continue reading →Invitation to a discussion on a conference on Afghanistan in Fall 2012
Invitation for April 14th 2012 to a discussion on a conference on Afghanistan in Fall 2012 (English / German)
Continue reading →Newspaper: Europe in the NATO Strategy
Challenges for Peace and Social Movements Newspaper_Europe_in_the_NATO_Strategy.pdf
Nato – Game over action in Brussels, 2 April 2012
Nato – Game over action in Brussels, 2 April 2012 News coverage – UPI.com: 483 arrested at NATO headquarters – Bernama.com: Hundreds Of Peace Activists Detained In Storming Of Nato HQ – Press Association UK: 200 anti-Nato protesters detained – AFP: Peace activists in failed bid to swarm NATO HQ – Eurasia Review: Belgium: Brussels Police Detain 483 Pacifists – The Local.se: Swedes held for NATO HQ break-in attempt Videos: – Russia Today: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ngkli0QFwgc – El Ventano: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y7k7PB3DXI Photos: –http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjELc9jrKFk&list=UUDRvoh87ieaCDy2ojEA21Fg –http://www.flickr.com/photos/vredesactie/sets/72157629359157234/ … Continue reading →
“Disarmament for Sustainable Development”
The international Appeal “Disarmament for Sustainable Development“, signed by more than 20 Nobel Laureates, was launched on the Global Day Against Military Spending (GDAMS), April 17 2012. View and sign the appeal here.
Continue reading →NATO MEANS WAR: NO TO THE NEW STRATEGIC CONCEPT
Please find here the statement of the ICC from November 19, 2011 Lisbon Please click here to find translations of the statement of the ICC
Continue reading →Who we are:
The international network Not to War – No to NATO was founded in Stuttgart in October 2008. More than 650 organizations from over 30 countries signed the establishing call, the “Stuttgart Appeal“.
Our network conducted international protests (with international congress, demonstration, camp village and actions of Civil Disobedience) against NATO at the Strasbourg / Kehl Summit in April 2009, Lisboa Summit 2010, Chicago Summit 2012 and Newport Summit 2014, Warsaw 2016, Brussels 2017 and 2018, Washington April 2019 and London December 2019.
US Nuclear Weapons Out of Europe
With the Support of INES and IALANA Europe >>pdf US Nuclear bombs are stills stored in five countries in Europe: Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy and Turkey. July 1, 2010, 6:00 p.m. In: Taksim Square Hotel (Pera Meeting Room), Sıraselviler Cad. No.15, Taksim – Istanbul >> Map We would like to invite members of the freedom movement and other interested parties to a meeting within the framework of the ESF to discuss and to reflect on how we can jointly increase … Continue reading →
Caucasus
Conference delayed to Spring 2012 Initiative on holding an international scientific and practical conference: “Peaceful Caucasus – Important Premises of a Peaceful Europe” June 7th – 10th 2011 in Tbilisi, Georgia We believe that the present world needs as many peaceful initiatives as possible. Therefore, it is necessary to consolidate the efforts for further activities. To this end we find useful to hold peace Conference in Georgia on the topic: “Peaceful Caucasus –important premises of peaceful Europe”. The results of such … Continue reading →
The NATO strategy paper 2009
The expert group set up for designing the strategy, placed under the direction of former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, made its recommendations in May for the new NATO strategy, entitled “NATO 2020”. “The alliance must be versatile and flexible in this time period of uncertainty in the 21st century”, said Madeleine Albright at the presentation of the report. Since then, this has been discussed in NATO and beyond – and certainly quite controversial. What is foremost noticeable: The … Continue reading →
Documents preparation Strasbourg
back This section provides documents and minutes for the preparation of the actions. Flyer: You can download flyers as pdf-files here in order to print and copy them: Flyer (English) (old verision as of 5.10.08) Appeal: Aufruf Bundesrepublik Deutschland Minutes: Minutes of the preparatory meetings: Protokoll des Vorbereitungstreffens in Frankfurt am 8.10.2008 (deutsch) Protokoll des Vorbereitungstreffens in Stuttgart am 8.11.2008 (deutsch) Protokoll des Vorbereitungstreffens in Frankfurt am 1.12.2008 (deutsch) Protokoll des Vorbereitungtreffen in Frankfurt am 11.01.2009 (deutsch) Protokoll des Vorbereitungstreffens … Continue reading →
Civil Disobedience, 4.4.09
back Initial Information: Initiatives, networks and activists from the peace and anti-war movement from several European countries formed the coalition “Block-NATO”, to effectively block the NATO summit on Saturday, April 4 (in the morning from approx. 6 am -12 pm) in Strasbourg. For this, there will be different blockading points with different forms of action and expression, which relate to each other in solidarity, and only jointly can be successful. More information: http://block-nato.org/index_en.htm Further information on groups organizing actions of … Continue reading →